Personal Injury Areas of Practice

A serious injury can leave a person and his or her family confused and overwhelmed. Hoffman, Sternberg & Karpf, LLC, puts clients at ease, and, with skill and compassion, works to ensure clients recover monetary compensation.

We deal with insurance companies and other parties on behalf of our clients who have been injured in accidents.

Personal injury is the wrongful injury of one person through the negligence or carelessness of another in a traffic accident, workplace accident, or a case of negligence. When an injury is fatal, the action is for wrongful death.

Clients count on us when they have suffered traumatic brain injuries (TBI), burns, serious fractures, loss of limb, back and neck injuries, shoulder and knee injuries, spinal cord injuries, paraplegia, quadriplegia, and paralysis, as well as emotional injuries. Our firm represents individuals and families of victims who have been harmed in some of the following ways:

Automobile accidents

Truck, tractor-trailer, 18-wheeler, and semi-truck accidents

Drunk-driving accidents

Hit-and-run accidents

Pedestrian accidents

Workplace injuries

Slip-and-fall accidents

Construction accidents

Motorcycle, boat or bike accidents

Three-wheeler, four-wheeler and ATV accidents

Defective products, equipment and drugs (products liability)

Recreational accidents

Dog bites and animal attacks

Fires or explosions

Drowning

Pharmacy mistakes

Our team of personal injury attorneys will help clients obtain proper medical care, lost wages, payments for continuing treatment, prescriptions and medical equipment, and compensation for property damage, future losses and pain and suffering. Wrongful death damages can include death and funeral expenses, loss of consortium, loss of future earnings, medical bills and pain and suffering.